Finances
Washington Capitals
9-6-018 PTS4th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
69%
Power play
20.0 %
Penalty kill
76.5 %
Goals per game
3.53
Goals against
3.40
Faceoffs
48.7 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$104.5M
25 players on the roster
Over the cap
$0.51M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$20.8M
23 contracts off the roster
Where the money goes
Only NHL roster contracts count against the cap. Players signed in the American Hockey League are listed separately.
- Centres4$20.1M 19% of the cap hit
- Wingers10$40.3M 39% of the cap hit
- Defence8$34.5M 33% of the cap hit
- Goalies3$9.63M 9% of the cap hit
- Over the cap$0.51M 0% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Washington Capitals
In the offseason a club may exceed the cap by 10%. Compliance is due at the first game.
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$103.9M
24 contracts
2027-28
$111.1M
21 contracts
2028-29
$96.0M
15 contracts
2029-30
$87.1M
12 contracts
2030-31
$71.4M
9 contracts
2031-32
$42.4M
5 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $8,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | — |
| Boone Jenner | C | $5,750,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | — | — |
| Dylan Strome | C | $5,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver SuvantoNon-roster | C | $1,075,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.08M | $1.08M | $1.08M | — | — | — |
| Theodor NiederbachNon-roster | C | $1,025,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $1.03M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petr SikoraNon-roster | C | $995,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | — | — | — |
| Tyler KopffNon-roster | C | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick ThomasNon-roster | C | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny BrodzinskiNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh DunneNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Sourdif | C | $825,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.83M | $6.35M | $6.35M | $6.35M | $6.35M | $6.35M |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Alex Tuch | R | $10,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M |
| Jordan Kyrou | R | $8,125,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | — |
| Tom Wilson | R | $6,500,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $6.54M | $6.54M | $6.54M | $6.54M | $6.54M | — |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | $4,250,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $4.25M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aliaksei Protas | L | $3,375,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.38M | $3.38M | $3.38M | — | — | — |
| Anthony Beauvillier | R | $2,750,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethen Frank | R | $2,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.00M | $2.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Leonard | R | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | L | $925,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| Ilya Protas | L | $889,167 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Jakob Chychrun | D | $9,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| Martin Fehervary | D | $6,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Matt Roy | D | $5,750,000 | Std | — | UFA | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | — | — |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | $4,600,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M | — | — | — |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | $4,200,000 | Std | — | UFA | $4.20M | $4.20M | $4.20M | $4.20M | — | — |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | $3,250,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.25M | $3.25M | — | — | — | — |
| Leon MuggliNon-roster | D | $940,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Cole Hutson | D | $940,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan ChesleyNon-roster | D | $923,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Justin HollNon-roster | D | $900,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cam AllenNon-roster | D | $886,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| David GucciardiNon-roster | D | $855,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob MacDonaldNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | $800,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie BelpedioNon-roster | D | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Logan Thompson | G | $5,850,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.85M | $5.85M | $5.85M | $5.85M | $5.85M | — |
| Charlie Lindgren | G | $3,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.00M | $3.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell GibsonNon-roster | G | $812,500 | Std | — | UFA | $0.81M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Petersen | G | $775,000 | Std | — | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Lynden LakovicNon-roster | LW | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Terik ParascakNon-roster | RW | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — |
| Andrew CristallNon-roster | LW | $905,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.89M | $0.89M | — | — | — | — |
| Bogdan TrineyevNon-roster | RW | $900,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.90M | $0.90M | — | — | — | — |
| Eriks MateikoNon-roster | LW | $889,167 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Alexander SuzdalevNon-roster | LW | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.87M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ludwig PerssonNon-roster | LW | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.87M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer SmallmanNon-roster | RW | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $125.0M47 contracts | $121.6M32 contracts | $101.8M21 contracts | $87.1M12 contracts | $71.4M9 contracts | $42.4M5 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand